Felony burglary charge led to Texas Tech LB’s dismissal

Posted by John Taylor on August 21, 2012, 10:48 AM EDT

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And now we know the rest of the story.

Over the weekend, a Texas Tech sports information official announced — via Twitter, no less — that linebacker Daniel Cobb had been dismissed from the football program for violating unspecified team rules. One of those team rules, apparently, is being charged with a felony.

According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Cobb was arrested Sunday evening and charged with burglary of a habitation. The charge is a second-degree felony.

While details are fairly scant, the paper did offer up a bit of the narrative that led to the arrest:

The Lubbock Police crime report stated Cobb used force to enter into the apartment of a young woman on the 2400 block of Glenna Goodacre.

LPD Officer Brady Cross responded to a burglary call at 5:15 p.m. and stated in the report’s narrative that Cobb assaulted the woman upon entering the apartment, also damaging a door frame valued around $200.

While Cobb had started seven games in 2011, he had tumbled off the two-deep depth chart prior to his dismissal.

HE WAS ARRESTED, NOT CONVICTED….
LUBBOCK sends 17y.o. NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS to TDC for 70 yrs, and if this chump is convicted theyll throw the book at him BUT he only been arrected/charged…not convicted….he’ll plea down and get state jail or county